Roberts Rambler Midi Quick Start Manual

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Radio | mains adaptor | quick start guide | safety/warranty leaflet
Features
• DAB+ / FM RDS digital radio with built-in battery charging
• Bluetooth audio streaming from smartphone, tablet or laptop
• 20 radio station presets (10x DAB and 10x FM)
• 6 equaliser profiles and separate bass and treble
• Telescopic aerial
• AC adaptor included / Batteries 4x AA size (not included)
• Loudspeaker with tuned bass reflex enclosure
• LCD display with adjustable display brightness
• Clock and sleep timer
• 2 alarm timers (DAB/FM or buzzer)
• USB charging of smartphone, tablet or similar devices
• Stereo headphone output (3.5mm jack)
Controls
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10 Loudspeaker
1 Power/ Volume/Sleep
11 Bass port
2 LCD display
12 QR code for online instructions
3 Mode button
4 Info/Menu button 13 Battery compartment
5 Alarm button
14 Telescopic aerial
6 Favourites button
15 USB 5V1A charge socket
7 Tuning & Navigation (Left/Right)
16 DC input socket
8 Select button
17 Headphone socket
9 Tuning & Navigation
A - Connect to the mains
Please read the safety leaflet provided before connecting
your radio to the mains.
1 Place your radio on a flat surface.
2 Fully extend the telescopic aerial located on the top
right hand corner.
3 Plug the cable from the mains adaptor into the DC power input socket. Plug the mains adaptor
into a wall socket and switch on the socket.
4 A start up screen will be displayed and a station scan will be performed.
5 When a signal has been found, the current time will appear on the display.
Note: If no signals are found it may be necessary to relocate your radio to a position giving
better reception and carry out a scan for new stations.
B - Switch on your radio
1 Press the Power/ Volume dial to switch on the radio. After each
use the radio will remember the mode used and then switch on
in that mode the next time it is used.
2 If this is the first time the radio is used a scan of the Band III DAB
channels will be carried out.
C - Select a DAB radio station
1 If needed, press and release the Mode button until the DAB
mode is selected.
2 Press the Left/Right buttons to step through the list of available
DAB stations.
3 Press the Select button to select the station. Adjust the Volume.
4 Some radio stations may have one or more additional broadcasts
associated with them. If these are available they will appear
immediately after the main station.
5 Press the Info/Menu button to cycle through the various display
options.
The display options are scrolling text, program type, multiplex
name, channel / frequency, bit rate, signal strength (the minimum
signal marker ( ) shows the minimum strength needed for good
DAB reception), time, date, battery.
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STE P 1 - Pl u g in & pl ay DA B radi o
ON
A short press will switch your radio On or to Standby.
Rotate to adjust the volume level.
A long press will access the sleep timer when the unit is playing
A short press will access each operating mode in turn.
A short press will display information relating to the music being played.
A long press will access the current menu system.
Press Info/Menu button to go back to a higher level menu or if an error is made.
A short press on Tuning Left Arrow will scroll menu items.
A short press on Select will select highlighted menu items.
A short press on Tuning Right Arrow will scroll menu items.
A short press will change alarm status.
A long press will access alarm settings.
A short press will recall presets 1 - 10.
A long press will allow preset stations 1 - 10 to be saved.
D - Scan for DAB stations
As time passes new stations may become available or you may have
moved to a different part of the country
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1 Press and release the Mode button until DAB is selected.
2 Press and hold the Info/Menu button and then select 'Scan' by
pressing the Select button.
3 Your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels. As
new stations are found, they will be added to the list stored in
the radio.
STE P 2 - Pl ay FM ra d io
A - Search tuning - FM
Fully extend the telescopic aerial.
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2 Press and release the Mode button until FM is selected.
3 Press and hold the Left/Right buttons to auto scan upwards
(low to high frequency) or downwards (high to low frequency).
The radio will stop automatically when it finds a station of
sufficient strength.
4 If the signal is strong enough and there is RDS data present
then the radio will display the station name. Adjust the
Volume.
5 To search for FM stations manually, press the Left/Right
buttons repeatedly until your desired frequency is reached.
• Press the Info/Menu button to cycle through the various
display options.
The display options are scrolling text, program type,
frequency, audio type, signal strength, time, date, battery.
STE P 3 - B l ueto oth
Connecting Bluetooth devices
1 Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your smart device.
2 Ensure your radio is switched on. Press and release the Mode
button until the Bluetooth mode is selected on your radio.
3 The radio will show that it is 'Pairing'.
4 On your smart device select 'Rambler Midi'. Once the
connection is established, you may now play your music.
Adjust the volume on your Bluetooth device or on your radio.
Playing audio
1 The audio player in your smart device may be able to respond
to the Play/Pause, Next or Previous track on the radio.
2 Press the Select button to pause playback. Press the button
again to resume playback.
Press the Left/Right buttons to skip to the next or previous
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track.
4 Press and hold the Left/Right buttons to seek forward or back.
Note: Not all player applications or devices may respond to
all of these controls.
Connect a different device
1 To connect a different device, long press on the
Info/Menu button, select 'Disconnect' and confirm 'Yes'
by pressing the Select button. Your radio will become
discoverable by other devices.
2 To clear all Bluetooth pairings, long press on the Info/Menu
button, select 'Clear Pairing' by pressing the Select button.
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